Miami Marlins righthander Carlos Zambrano will not pitch against his former teammates this week when the Chicago Cubs come to town, but there undoubtedly will be some hellos.

And there might even be some glares.

Zambrano’s tumultuous 11-seaosn tenure with the Cubs ended when the new front-office regime dealt him to the Marlins in January. But it included everything from physical altercations with teammates to a pseudo retirement last August when he walked out on the team after being ejected in a game against the Atlanta Braves.

"Whatever he did here, that's not my business," Cubs closer Carlos Marmol told the Chicago Tribune. "He's still my friend. I was never upset. I always said he was wrong (for the walk-out). He knows that, and everybody knows that. I think everyone was mad at the time, but it's over. Hey, the guy was here for my six years here, and he's a real good guy. He's got his problems. Everybody's got problems."

Cubs center fielder Marlon Byrd also spoke positively about his former teammate.

"He had a lot of friends on this team," Byrd told the newspaper. "That's what people forget. You see his antics on the field, and the reasons he was suspended, and all the other B.S. But at the same time, you still have friends he has guys he texts on this team, and talks to on this team. We're going to see him and hopefully he's looking good and feeling good."

Zambrano, 30, went 125-81 with a 3.60 ERA in his 11 seasons with Chicago. He was a three-time All-Star and finished in the top five in the NL Cy Young Award three times during than span.

After two starts with the Marlins this season, Zambrano is 0-0 with a 3.75 ERA.